Hitman 2016

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7

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5

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Hitman is an easy contender for one of the games of 2016, and an example of how to do episodic gaming correctly. There may have been the odd technical hiccup along the way, but the end result is excellent.

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When this new instalment in the Hitman series was first announced back in June 2015, the overwhelming reaction was one of confusion.Following 2012's poorly received Hitman: Absolution, the franchise was to re-emerge as something unprecedented in the...

Delayed gratification from the episodic release schedule or not, this 2016 take on Hitman is a brilliant game. Expansive level design and nearly unlimited replay value courtesy of so many routes to your assassinations (and so many methods with which to carry them out) make the experience almost completely different each and every time you play. Yes, Agent 47 took his time getting here, but it was time well spent.

Hitman is an easy contender for one of the games of 2016, and an example of how to do episodic gaming correctly. There may have been the odd technical hiccup along the way, but the end result is excellent.

Although the road may have been initially bumpy, we've been won over by IO Interactive determination and conviction. They've managed to prove to the rest of the industry that AAA games done episodically can work, and can work incredibly well. Constantly released and evolving live content kept the community interested in the game, and will continue to do so going forward.

As a debut for an episodic series it’s a confident and enjoyable start that bodes well for the subsequent levels (one a month for the next six months). I’ve played an early version of episode two which takes place in the fictional Italian setting of Sapienza, and that’s huge. An entire idyllic sunny mediterranean town to play with. Episode three jumps to Marrakech which is a city on the brink of war. If Paris’ palatial setting feels weighty and satisfying already, things can only get better.

The world of Hitman is a dark and dangerous one, full of conspiracies. It's a world where the wealthy and powerful vie for global influence and seek to obtain it by any means necessary. No one can be trusted, and nothing is as it seems. It is in this...

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